Diocesan Apology Services 2005

Apology Service for January 2005
Bishop Allen Vigneron publicly apologized to the Parish of St.. John the Baptist in San Lorenzo for the sexual misconduct of Jeff Acebo and Tarcisio Lanuevo on Tuesday, January 18, at 7:30 p.m. “…and to the specific point of our gathering this evening, I apologize to and ask the pardon of the parish community of St. John the Baptist for the acts of clerical sexual abuse of minors that occurred here, in particular I come to this church tonight to apologize for the betrayal of your trust by Jeff Acebo and Tarcisio Lanuevo.  For all this, I ask pardon.”   Bishop Allen H. Vigneron on January 18, 2005

Apology Service for February 2005 
Bishop Allen Vigneron publicly apologized to the Parish of Our Lady of Grace in Castro Valley for the sexual misconduct of Robert Poncirolli, on Thursday, February 17, 2005, at 7:30 p.m. “…and to the specific point of our gathering this evening, I apologize to and ask the pardon of the parish community of Our Lady of Grace Parish for the acts of clerical sexual abuse of minors that occurred here, in particular I come to this church tonight to apologize for the betrayal of your trust by Robert Poncirolli.  For all this, I ask pardon.”   Bishop Allen H. Vigneron on February 17, 2005.

Apology Service for April 2005
Bishop Vigneron publicly apologized to the Parish of Corpus Christi in Fremont for the sexual misconduct of James Clark, on Monday, April 18, 2005, at 7:30 p.m. “…and to the specific point of our gathering this evening, I apologize to and ask the pardon of the parish community of Corpus Christi for the acts of clerical sexual abuse of minors that occurred here, in particular I come to this church tonight to apologize for the betrayal of your trust by James Clark.  For all this, I ask pardon.”   Bishop Allen H. Vigneron on April 18, 2005.